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The Alamance gleaner r ~ ' GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1938 No. 14 Xet ra Review of Current Events FREE HAND FOR HITLER Mussolini Won't Protect Czechs But Warns Against War ... Nazi Chieftain's Great Reception in Rome At a meeting in Chicago the Association of American Railroads voted to reduce wages of employees 15 per cent, or $250,800,000 a year. Three of the members shown above, left to right, are: F. E. Williamson, president of the New York Central; Fred W. Sargent, president of the Northwestern, and J. J. Pelley, president of the association. raJui US, ftldctuul * ^ SUMMARIZES THE WORLD'S WEEK C Western Newspaper Union. Hitler and II Duce Meet ITALY will not interfere with Nazi * Germany's plans to help the Sude ten Germans in Czechoslovakia and perhaps to annex the territory they inhabit. In return, Germany will do nothing to check It aly's plans in the Mediterranean, es pecially in northern Africa. But Italy is averse to forming a Mili tary alliance with Germany and will not permit itself to become involved in a decision of war or Adolf Hitler peace over the Czechoslovakian question, and is rather in favor of the British plan for a four-power agreement among Britain, Italy, Germany and France for European peace. That is briefly what is believed at this writing to have developed in the first momentous conference be tween Hitler and Mussolini in Rome. No official statement was given out Immediately. Hitler, according to reports, opened up with a long statement concerning British rearmament, seeking to wean Mussolini away from his 'tie-up with England. And he asked Italy's support in his de mands for return of Germany's lost colonies. II Duce, it was said, told the Fuehrer that German help in de feating -loyalist Spain was vital, but Hitler was noncommittal on this point. Hitler was given a wonderful re oeption in Rome. He was lodged in the Quirinal palace, being offi cially the guest of King Victor Em manuel. The city was lavishly dec orated and elaborate demonstrations and reviews were staged to impress him with the power and discipline of Fascist Italy. After several preliminary confer ence^ in which Foreign Ministers Von Ribbentrop and Ciano partici pated, Hitler went to Naples and witnessed a naval review that was a startling revelation of Italy's sea power. One Italian who didn't cheer the Nasi chieftain was Pope Pius. In an address at his summer home, Castel Gandolfo, to which he had conveniently retired, he deplored as a "sad thing" the raising of the Nazi swastika in Rome on Holy Cross day, the day of Hitler's arrival. ? * ? Labor Act Denounced \\T ILLIAM S. KNUDSEN, presi dent of General Motors, speak ing before the United States Cham ber of Commerce, declared the Wag ner labor relations act is the "largest drawback to good in dustrial relations." Discussing the strikes that have tied up his compa ny's plants at vari ous times in recent months, Khudsen said in a prepared address: "The national la bor relations board mam W.S.Knudsen ?ex up to administer the act makes no pretense even of paying any at tention to the employer's side o( the case. "H? can only be heard when he is wmmonrt, and he knows before he goes that there is no record of a single decision where he has had a ghost of a show. So what!" The Chamber of Commerce adopt ed a resolution strongly urging the repeal of the labor relations act, and asked that "management and labor work together without recourse to the federal government." George H. Davis of Kansas City was re-elected president of the or ganization, and John W. O'Leary of Chicago, chairman of the executive committee. * Ireland Elects Dr. Hyde F)R. DOUGLAS HYDE has been made the first president of Ire land ? the former Irish Free State. He was invited to take the post by tne two largest par ties and, being un opposed, was de clared elected by acclamation and at once inaugurated for a seven year term beginning June 1. Though chosen to be head of a pre dominantly Roman Catholic state, Hyde is a Protestant. ' He is seventy - eight Douglas Hyde years old and one of the leading champions of the use of Gaelic, the old Irish language. He is a retired university professor and has writ ten a number of books. The inauguration of the president was marked by the release of six prominent political prisoners, the only Republicans still held in jail. * Crop Control Revolt Grows ""THROUGHOUT the Middle West * the revolt against compulsory crop control was spreading rapidly under the leadership of the Corn Belt Liberty league. Plans for in corporation of the league in several states were being perfected and many branches were organized. Un fortunately for the corn growers, their representative* in congress seemed to be inactive. In the South the cotton and to bacco growers were equally resent ful of the control features of the farm act, and southern senators told the senate of the revolt- among their constituents so forcibly that the sen ate adopted a series of amendments to the law designed to appease them. One provides that any cot ton acreage allotment within a state not desired by the farmers receiv ing it may be apportioned among other farmers within that state. An other amendment would placate the growers of certain types of tobacco. ? * ? - Big Navy Bill Patted PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S *1, ' 157,000,000 naval expansion bill was passed by the senate by a vote of 56 to 28. The measure empowers this gov ernment to surpass the rearmament programs of other nations with con struction of the most powerful war ships ever floated. However, it pre cludes the possibility of the United States precipitating a race of super warships by limiting the size of future battleships to treaty specifi cations of 35,000 tons unless it is de termined foreign powers are build ing in excess of treaty restrictions. In the latter event, the United States will be authorized to con struct super-dreadnaughts of 45,000 tons, armed with deadly 18-inch (una. Primary Results D ETURNS from four statewide primaries were hailed by Dem ocratic leaders as national party in dorsement of President Roosevelt's program; but Republicans rejoiced over an apparent 30,000 G. O. P. plurality in South Dakota. The Florida victory of Senator Claude Pepper, New Dealer, in ? three-cornered race, on top of New Deal victories in Alabama and In diana, drew this statement from Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley: "These primary elections show definitely that, in spite of the screaming propoganda by the suc cessors to the Liberty League and the spokesmen of the Liberty league policies, there exists no falling off in President Roosevelt's prestige and that the nation approves the legislation the President has advo cated." In Alabama the only significant occurrence was defeat of former Sen. Tom Heflin for the house in his old home district. * Senate Mileage Grab ' WITH a mighty chorus of "ayes" but no tell-tale record vote, the United States senate put over a $222,000 congressional mileage grab. By another voice vote, the senate refused to restrict the payment of the mileage (20 cents a mile) to members who actually went to and from their homes between the spe cial session ending December 21 and the regular session beginning January 3. * Franco Restores Jesuits ("JENERALISSIMO FRANCO'S Spanish rebel cabinet ordered re-establishment of the Society of Jesus in the territory controlled by the insurgents. This act set aside a government edict which more than six years ago dissolved the Spanish Jesuits and confiscated their proper ty estimated at, more than $30,000,000. Franc Is Devalued. TP HE French government an nounced that the franc was de valued and stabilized at 38.80 francs to the dollar and 179 to the pound. Officially the act was called "de facto stabilization." This was be lieved to mean the franc would be allowed to fluctuate above this level but would be held by the equaliza tion fund from falling below it in conformity with Premier Edouard Daladier's pledge to the nation. * Railroads Vote Pay Cut CUFTEEN per cent reduction in * wages of 925,000 union workers, effective July 1, was voted by the Association of American Railroads ? at a session attended by the execu tives of more than a hundred rail way companies. They declared the two most important reasons for this action were loss of revenue and in creases in operating costs. - ? # Manufacturers' Program ? ' ? TTHE National Association of Man * ufacturers, meeting in New York, declared that federal pump priming to stimulate business would be futile "unless it is accompanied by governmental policies that will permit business to accept the prim ing and go forward.'.' The association's board proposed a seven point program for revival of business activity. It included: "Declaration by the federal gov ernment that it will not proceed in competition with private utilities. "Revision of the Wagner act so as to make it a workable instru ment for curtailing labor disputes. "Prompt solution of the underly ing railroad problem. "Avoidance of new federal reform legislation tha) will result in a fresh period of uncertainty at a -time when the nation should be concentrating upon making jobs." ? * ? Timber Company in Court /"TRCUIT JUDGE FEINBERG of ^ Chicago issued an injunction ty ing up five bank accounts said to contain more than half a million dollars in -funds of the Resources Corporation International, which is under investigation by the federal securities and exchange commis sion. . ; J? The injunction was issued on the petition of Magnus C. Brinkman and his wife, Anna, of Sheboygan, Wis., stockholders in the corporation. At the same time Judge Ffinberg or dered a hearing on appointment of a receiver for the company, wbtch was organized in 1931 to sell timber cutting contracts on 2,000,000 acres of Mexican lands. The suit, filed by Attorneys William A. Rogan and William C. Burns, names 21 individ uals and five subsidiary corpora tions. The Brinkmans, who own $2,000 in stock of the corporation, charge that its chairman, Harper S. Hoo ver, through fraud, has got more than $2,000,000 belonging to the cqm pany and has converted it to his owi purposes. CAN WE CHEAT DEATH? No, Scicnca Admit*/ But Life Expectancy Can Be Railed By JOSEPH W. LaBINE Since the world began man has sought to cheat death. Some have looked for the Fountain of Youth; others, more scien tific, admit earthly immortality is impossible but cling to the chance that man's visit here be low may be lengthened. Foremost pioneers in this work are America's insurance companies who currently cele brate Life Insurance week. The combined mass of statistics gathered by these firms during the past century has given America an amazingly accu rate picture of how long the av erage man can expect to live, and what he can do to live longer. These figures, linked with re ports of sensational medical de velopments, today give John Public good reason to believe he will live longer than his great-grandfather. He may even dream of the day when science can give him new mechanism to replace his de caying vital organs. But artificial hearts are flimsy and intangible. A more startling fact is that science has given the United States more than 4,000,000,000 years of life since the American Revolution. A child born 150 years ago could ex pect to live from 30 to 35 years, while seven years ago the newborn infant had a life expectancy of 59 to 63 years ? a girl baby four years longer than a boy. Thus, in 150 years, the average span of life has been boosted 25 years! Joint Fight on Death. <? No single factor is responsible. Man, though selfish in his instinct for self preservation, ha? co-operat ed with other men whom he knew could help cope with the problem of premature death. Scientific work ers looked to the insurance compa nies for figures showing what causes death. Little known mortality facts were excavated from the mire of superstitious centuries, and erased. Cities, states and the federal gov ernment co-operated in eliminating hazards. Figures from the United States public health service reveal that a good way to live longer is to be born in North or South Dakota, Kan sas or Oklahoma? and to stay there. 100-Year Goal. The term "span of life" is con fusing. Science points out that it has not changed -through the cen turies. Probably as many persons 1901 1905 1910 ? 1915 1920 1925 1930 1934* This chart, prepared by the Northwestern National Life Insurance eompany, shows how America's death causes have varied since 1901. De generative diseases, including heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage and cancer are rising. So are accidents and snicides. Communicable diseases include smallpox, typhoid, yellow (ever, leprosy, malaria and cholera. lived to be 90 in ancient Rome as in New York city today. The span, or maximum average life, is about 100 years. Although the 1930 cen sus showed 3,964 persons who claimed to be 100 or older, the fig ure is open to question because nearly 2,500 of these were colored people who simply '"guessed" their ages. If 100 years is the "maximum av erage, it offers a far-away goal for scientists who have thus f&r in creased life expectancy to 59 years. To increase the average only 10 years is a monumental task that would necessitate almost complete removal of the diseases now re sponsible for juvenile mortality. Ail ments causing infant deaths must be strangled. Tuberculosis among young people, communicable dis eases ? and especially venereal dis eases ? would be stamped out, and advances in psychiatry would elimi nate the menace of suicide. All this, and our life expectancy would be raised a scant 10 years! No forward stride can be expected overnight. Expectation of life has GAS FOR PUMP ING BLOOD ENTERS HERE J ORGAN KEPT 1 ALIVE HERE BLOOD RHYTHM [REGULATED HERE ARTIFICIAL BLOOD CHAMBER F n )2 (3 Here ii a diagram of the phesomemal artilciaj heart inoUl by M. Charles A. Lindbergh and Dr. Alexis Carrel. > -*T"' v.. j. . been increasing slowly for almost 2,000 years, and we are now much more fortunate than Roman infants in Caesar's day who could look for ward to only 20 or 25 years on earth. Insurance companies are both sel fish and benevolent in their cam paigns to increase longevity. The fact remains that every firm now adays takes a deep interest in its policy holders' personal health. Many companies offer yearly exam inations and distribute literature to help its customers get healthy and stay healthy. General scientific advances in the battle for longevity have been made without fanfare. But occasionally has come a discovery whose poten tialities startle mankind. One of these is the testimony given by Dr. Alexander Cannon, distinguished British physician and psychiatrist who went to the Far East investigat ing supernormal phenomena. He gained an audience with the sup posedly unapproachable Grand Lama of Tibet who staged for him one of the weirdest demonstrations of occultism the eye of a white man ever beheld. TibeUan Black Mafic. He reported a coffin containing the body of a man seven years bur ied was brought before the Lama. At word of command the "dead" ; man opened his eyes, advanced to the throne, bowed, and retreated to his coffin where he apparently became lifeless again. Dr. Cannon reported he made all the usual med ical tests and pronounced the man dead. But the Lama assured him that in another seven years the body would again be resurrected I That was black magic, but there is a truly scientific foundation be hind the "artificial heart" recently developed by Col. Charles A. Lind bergh in collaboration with Dr. Alexis Carrel. Briefly, the heart is known as a "perfusion" pump made entirely of glass in which the only moving parts are the valves and the gas and the fluid which sustain life in the organ under observation. Can such an artificial pump be grafted to the human being, replac ing a natural heart that will no longer function? If possible, it might postpone death for years, though medical men suggest that the broken down tissues of the body would often prove too much for any robot heart to overcome. Many other experiments of thij nature have been revealed recently. At the University of Minnesota heart and lungs are being kept alive 24 hours after removal, in a dry air tight vessel immersed in water to maintain an even temperature I Uni versity of Pennsylvania scientists are working on a glass stomach which would faithfully enact the performances of natural organs. Such things are done in the name of health, but in the last analysis there can be no escaping the truth man is working to increase his days on earth! ? *?Wi Immi Unioa. Two Heart* Throb in Laborer'* Body Perth, Western Australia. ? Physicians were puzzled today about the case of an Italian tim ber clearer, James Alvara, fifty seven, who has two hearts. The doctors found the equiva lent of a normal heart on the right side of the body and larger than average size. The second heart, on the left side in nor mal position, is much smaller than the average and has what is called a "subsidiary beat." It was reported that Alvara several years ago turned down an offer of $20,000 for his body after death. JAIL PARENTS IF OFFSPRING FIGHT Invoke Ancient Roman Law in Neighborhood Quarrel. Detroit. ? A fence so close to his house that he couldn't wash his win dows irritated Julius Daiek. His next door neighbor, Daniel Go goloski, put it up nearly ten years ago, Daiek told "the judge. It was only six months after he moved in next door to the fence builder. Then Gogoloski put up a concrete fence, according to Daiek, which caused the rain to trickle into Daiek's basement and loosen the foundation. Then, Daiek related, Gogoloski heaved a brick through a window of the Daiek home, knocking a picture off the wall. Gogoloski readily admitted that he threw the brick, but insisted that Daiek threw it first. Gogoloski merely caught it and tossed it back, he contended. The hostilities were being pre pared for an airing before Judge Guy A. Miller, with attorneys ready to call about 50 witnesses, when the judge called a halt. "This has gone far enough," he declared. "I'm going to take this case under advisement and invoke an old Roman law making husbands and fathers responsible for the acts of their wives and children." The court thereupon granted Daiek and his wife, Henrietta, an injunction restraining Gogoloski and his wife, Jennie, from interfer ing with the tranquility of the Daiek household. The Gogoloskis obtained an in junction placing similar restraint on the Daieks. Each couple has four children. "Hereafter," the judge warned, "if either of you men violates these injunctions, I will fine you $250 and send you to jail for 30 days. If either of your wives violates them, I'll impose the tame punishment on both the husband and the wife. "And if any of the children in either home disobeys these injunc tions, I'll send the whole family to jail ? father, mother, and all the chil dren." Whale Scratches Back on Scared Fishermen's Boat Newport, Ore. ? To be "rocked in the cradle of the deep" was the ex perience of E. J. Eliasen, Newport business man, who, with Jack Mc- ' Croskey, captain, on board the troll er Yakima, were anchored off the Ashing banks some time ago. They were awakened from theii sleep by a terrific rocking of their boat. They turned on the lights and stepped out on deck, and the spot light picked out a large dark fin sticking out of the water on the port side. They debated on whether or not t? use their harpoon, but in the mean time the dark fin moved farther away and the boat resumed its nor mal roll in the sea. In port they compared notes with friends and found out that a black whale, usually 25 to 30 feet in length and considered dangerous, had used the bottom of their troller to scrape 1 the barnacles from his back. If they had harpooned the mam mal while he was underneath their craft they would not probably be alive today, for a flip of the powerful tail of the black whale would have sent their craft spinning into the air. Cat Bring* Lost Canary Unharmed to MistreM Amsterdam.? When a cat catchei a canary, is that news? It is in Holland because: In the village of Whilp a yellow canary escaped from its cage. Next door lived an old-fashioned cat, the nicest one in the land, according to its mistress. For many days there was no trace of the canary. Then one afternoon the cat slunk into its mistress' room, disappeared under the cup board and started mewing. After much coaxing, the pet appeared, carrying in its mouth a yellow
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